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Competition: USA Major League Soccer
Competition: Sat 26.February
Match begins: 20:30 (UTC)

This match was marked in the calendar a long time ago by fans of both contenders, as it's the premier Major League Soccer game of the season. Both Columbus Crew and Vancouver Whitecaps are looking for a good start to their league adventure.

This field has grass, which is not Vancouver Whitecaps's familiar surface at their own football stadium. When playing on grass Vancouver Whitecaps have performed like this: Played 33 matches with the outcome 4 wins, 11 draws and 18 defeats with the goal data 31-64 (scored/conceded).

Vancouver Whitecaps have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 4100 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Columbus Crew form and stats

In the previous season, Columbus Crew's league results were 13 wins, 8 draws and 13 losses, resulting in 9th position in the Major League Soccer. In these 34 matches they scored 46 goals and gave away 45. Playing as the home side in the former season Columbus Crew produced 10-3-4 (win-draw-lost) with 33 goals and 22 conceded.

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Vancouver Whitecaps form and stats

Let's have a look at how Vancouver Whitecaps performed last season in the Major League Soccer: They landed a 6th position in the league table after playing out 12 victories, 13 draws and 9 defeats. In total they scored 45 and conceded 45 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 2 - drew 10 and lost 5 with 20/28 goals scored/conceded.

It's a day of discovery for Vancouver Whitecaps as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Vancouver have played three with the results W2-D1-L0 (win-draw-lost). In these games Vancouver Whitecaps has scored 5 goals and conceded 2 times.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - three - five (Columbus Crew wins - draws - Vancouver Whitecaps wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.

Columbus Crew missing players

Vancouver Whitecaps missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Columbus Crew Vancouver Whitecaps
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Columbus Crew Last season Vancouver Whitecaps
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   18 35
13 10   Won W   2 12
8 3   Drew D   10 13
13 4   Lost L   6 10
46 33   Scored S   21 46
45 22   Conceded C   31 48
88% 88%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   89% 91%
71% 88%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   83% 77%
56% 76%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   61% 60%
32% 41%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   44% 31%
18% 24%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   11% 9%
56% 71%   BTTS BTTS   78% 66%
24% 29%   Clean Sheets C S   11% 20%
32% 12%   Failed to Score F T   22% 23%
 
4.4 4.6   Corners for (avg) C F   4.3 5.1
4.9 4.4   Corners against (avg) C A   6.1 4.9
1.5 1.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.8 1.7
1 0   Red cards R C   0 0
 
11.9 13.8   Shots (avg) S (   9.7 10.5
4 4.8   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.8 3.5
34% 40%   Goal Efficiency G E   31% 37%
 
13.7 12.9   Shots against (avg) S A   16.1 14.6
3.9 3.5   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   5.5 5

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Atlanta United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Charlotte 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Chicago Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Cincinnati 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Columbus Crew 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 DC United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Inter Miami 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Montreal Impact 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 New England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 New York City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 New York RB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Orlando City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Philadelphia Union 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Toronto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 New England 34 22 7 5 65 41 17 12 3 2 31 18 17 10 4 3 34 23 24 73
2 Philadelphia Union 34 14 12 8 48 35 17 11 3 3 25 10 17 3 9 5 23 25 13 54
3 Nashville SC 34 12 18 4 55 33 17 8 9 0 35 18 17 4 9 4 20 15 22 54
4 New York City 34 14 9 11 56 36 17 10 4 3 37 13 17 4 5 8 19 23 20 51
5 Atlanta United 34 13 12 9 45 37 17 9 5 3 25 14 17 4 7 6 20 23 8 51
6 Orlando City 34 13 12 9 50 48 17 8 7 2 29 18 17 5 5 7 21 30 2 51
7 New York RB 34 13 9 12 39 33 17 8 6 3 19 11 17 5 3 9 20 22 6 48
8 DC United 34 14 5 15 56 54 17 11 1 5 32 17 17 3 4 10 24 37 2 47
9 Columbus Crew 34 13 8 13 46 45 17 10 3 4 33 22 17 3 5 9 13 23 1 47
10 Montreal Impact 34 12 10 12 46 44 17 9 4 4 29 23 17 3 6 8 17 21 2 46
11 Inter Miami 34 12 5 17 36 53 17 7 2 8 26 35 17 5 3 9 10 18 -17 41
12 Chicago Fire 34 9 7 18 36 54 17 7 5 5 23 18 17 2 2 13 13 36 -18 34
13 Toronto 34 6 10 18 39 66 17 4 7 6 24 27 17 2 3 12 15 39 -27 28
14 Cincinnati 34 4 8 22 37 74 17 1 5 11 17 29 17 3 3 11 20 45 -37 20

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Atlanta United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Charlotte 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Chicago Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Cincinnati 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Columbus Crew 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 DC United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Inter Miami 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Montreal Impact 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 New England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 New York City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 New York RB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Orlando City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Philadelphia Union 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Toronto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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